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lapse

[laps] / læps /
NOUN
mistake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blunder breach crime error failing failure fault indiscretion miscue negligence offense omission oversight sin transgression violation
STRONG
bungle flub foible frailty gaff goof slip slipup trespass trip vice
WEAK
goof-up screwup
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accuracy advantage behavior care correction kindness obedience remembrance right strength success
WEAK
achievement continuity perfection progress
NOUN
break in action
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gap interruption lull
STRONG
intermission interval lacuna passage pause
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continuation
WEAK
achievement continuity perfection progress success
NOUN
backsliding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deterioration
STRONG
decadence declension decline degeneration descent devolution drop fall recession regression relapse retrogression
WEAK
retrogradation
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent improvement increase rise
WEAK
achievement continuity perfection progress success
VERB
become void; fall back into previous pattern
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cease degenerate descend deteriorate elapse expire go by recede relapse run out subside terminate
STRONG
apostatize backslide decline die end pass recidivate retrograde return revert slide slip weaken
WEAK
become obsolete
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence develop get better improve increase initiate rise start
STRONG
accept grow live take
WEAK
continue go on restart

Example Sentences

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Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed Saturday at 12:01 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal

Allan said the lapse would erode mission readiness and cripple morale.

From Barron's

Knowing what we do of Mr. MacFarlane, it may all qualify as a lapse in artistic judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Who, after all, doesn’t feel like they have a lapse in memory at times?

From The Wall Street Journal

Norway's foreign ministry has said Juul's contact with Epstein revealed a "serious lapse in judgement".

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.